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    supercontrol clock in realtime

    How to make the clock running in real time?

    A cal_field with expression of upper(totime(toseconds(time()),11,0)) only show a digital time.
    I added the expression within the supercontrol events, but did not get the clock running either.

    Any help is appreciated.

    I upload my test file.

    #2
    Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

    Hi Razali,

    Change the Timer intervals to 1 and the expression for the calc clock field to totime(toseconds(time()),12,2).

    There is a moving clock example in Samples/Xbasic folder.
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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      #3
      Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

      Thank you Keith for the information. I saw the sample but could not get the right expression. I hope to make use of the given supercontrol in V9.

      Thanks again.

      Regards,

      Razali

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        #4
        Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

        Hello Keith,

        I could not get the calc clock to work. The supercontrol clock seem can not bind any calc field. Where do you place the expression?

        Thanks,

        Razali

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          #5
          Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

          Razali,

          Using your sample I placed the following in the OnTimer event and set the timer in the form properties to 60 seconds as the clock only shows in minutes any way.

          Code:
          thistime = now()
          xdialog1.refresh()
          Tim Kiebert
          Eagle Creek Citrus
          A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

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            #6
            Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

            Dear Kim,

            It is working now. The clock is 'alive'.
            Thanks for the tips.

            This message board is certainly dynamic , active and supported by many knowledgeable and helpful programmers.


            Regards,

            Razali

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              #7
              Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

              Dear Tim,

              I apologize and sorry for typing your name incorrectly.

              I think I was too happy with your tips, which save my time in doing my current project.

              Thanks again for your help.

              Regards,

              Razali

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                #8
                Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                Hi Tim,

                Thanks for
                Code:
                thistime = now()
                xdialog1.refresh()
                I found that I had to also put this in the OnInit event as the clock was not visible when the form was opened.

                Although the clock does refresh to the computer time, how do you fix the clock to prevent the user from moving the hands?
                Regards
                Keith Hubert
                Alpha Guild Member
                London.
                KHDB Management Systems
                Skype = keith.hubert


                For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                  #9
                  Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                  Here is a function that produces a clock on a fully dockable panel.

                  Code:
                  'Date Created: 22-Apr-2008 03:31:37 AM
                  'Last Updated: 22-Apr-2008 03:31:37 AM
                  'Created By  : lance
                  'Updated By  : lance
                  function dp_clock as v ()
                  with vars 
                  'Notice that the code in this function is wrapped in a 'with vars...end with' statement.
                  'Local_variables() are passed in when the function is called. 
                  'Because of the 'with vars' statement, this code is executing in the same variable frame as the Xdialog so it can
                  'see all of the variables in the Xdialog.
                  DIM SHARED cl as T
                  DIM cl_Clock as P
                  cl=time("",now())
                  DIM cl_Clock.events as C = <<%str%
                  function onTimeSelect as v (ptr as p)
                      
                      ' Generated code. Do not delete!
                      ' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      if eval_valid("ptr.variableName") then
                          dim sv as p
                          sv = session_variables()
                          evaluate_template("sv."+ptr.variableName+" = if(typeof(sv."+ptr.variableName+")=\"T\",ptr.time,ptr.shortTime)")
                      end if
                      ' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  end function
                  
                  function onMeridianChange as v (ptr as p)
                      
                  end function
                  %str%
                  
                  if typeof(cl) = "Y" then
                      DIM cl_Clock.shortTime as Y = cl
                  else
                      DIM cl_Clock.time as T = cl
                  end if
                  DIM cl_Clock.variableName as C = "cl"
                  
                  dim dlg_panel_body as c 
                  dlg_panel_body = <<%dlg%
                  {background=Pale Blue}
                  {timer=increment}
                  {interval=1}
                  {stretch=height,width}
                  {TimePicker=40,15cl_Clock}{watch=cl!update_cl_Clock};
                  {stretch=}
                  {stickto=bottom,left}
                  %dlg%
                  dim dlg_panel_event as c 
                  dlg_panel_event = <<%code%
                  if a_dlg_button = "increment" then
                  
                      cl_Clock.shortTime=time("",now())
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  end if
                  
                  
                   
                  %code%
                  'ui_dlg_panel() is like ui_modeless_dlg_box(), except that it is used to launch xdialogs that are hosted in Panels.
                  ui_dlg_panel("panel5",dlg_panel_body,dlg_panel_event)   
                  end with         
                  end function
                  For information on using dockpanels see 'user defined dock panels' in learning xdialog database

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                    #10
                    Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                    Good morning Lance,

                    How do you use this function?
                    Regards
                    Keith Hubert
                    Alpha Guild Member
                    London.
                    KHDB Management Systems
                    Skype = keith.hubert


                    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                      #11
                      Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                      Good Morning Keith,

                      I use xdialog a lot, find it a lot better than using forms, and with HTML you can make them look very good. One of the main uses in my application is menu screens, I create MDI xdialogs as they can be minimized, maximized etc. The main xdialog has data relevant to that day and various dock panels around that show other information and menu items, one of which is a clock as above. The code to do the dock_panels is:
                      Code:
                      'This XML string defines the Dock Panels that get installed for this MDI window.
                      'In this example we have two user defined Dock Panels, and one of the built in Alpha Five Dock Panels (the Database Explorer).
                      'Each <panel> tag in the XML string defines a panel.
                      'Name - the name that appears in the title bar of the panel
                      'Icon - the icon that is displayed when the panel is minimized
                      'Install - the xbasic code to run to instantiate the panel.
                      '    In this case the functions that instantiate Panel1 and Panel2 are local function defined in this script.
                      '    When Alpha Five insantiates the Dock Panels it cannot see local functions in this script, so it cannot see the dockpanel_1() and
                      '    docpanel_2() functions. Therefore we have to use the ui_dlg_eval() function to call the functions IN THE CONTEXT of the MDI Xdialog.
                      '    ui_dlg_eval() takes two arguments: the dialog title, and the expression to evaluate in the context of the specified dialog.
                      '    Note that we use a placeholder '__dlg_title__' for the dialog title, and then we do a stritran() to replace the 
                      '    placeholder with the actual value of the dialog title.
                      '    Note also that we pass in local_variables() to the two functions that open the Dock Panels so that these functions can operate in the same
                      '    variable namespace as the MDI Xdialog (i.e. the Dock Panels can see and set variables in the MDI Xdialog).
                      
                      
                      
                      dim xml_Panels as c 
                      xml_Panels = <<%xml%
                      <panels>
                              <panel name="Panel2" description="Upcoming tasks" icon="$a5_open" install="dp_todo(local_variables())" />
                          <panel name="Panel3" description="Current Jobs" icon="$$database"  install="dp_jobs(local_variables())" />
                          <panel name="Panel4" description="Calendar" icon="$$control.calendar" install="dp_cal()" />
                          <panel name="Panel5" description="Clock" icon="$$control.clock" install="dp_clock()" />
                          <panel name="Panel6" description="Open Items" icon="$$presentation.form" install="dp_openitems(local_variables())" />
                          <panel name="Panel7" description="Estimates" icon="$$presentation.form" install="dp_estimates(local_variables())" />
                          <panel name="Panel8" description="menu1" icon="$$presentation.form" install="dp_casc_menu(local_variables())" />
                      
                      </panels>
                      
                      
                      %xml%
                      
                      'Replace the placeholder with the actual dialog title.
                      xml_Panels = stritran(xml_Panels,"__dlg_title__",dlg_title)
                      
                      ui_modeless_dlg_box(dlg_title,<<%dlg%
                      {icon=A5_ball_green}
                      {timer=increment}
                      {interval=60}
                      {mdichild=mymdiclass}
                      {startup=init}
                      {on_activate=onactivate}
                      {stretch=width,height}
                      {HTMLForm=1,3htmlform}
                      {stretch=}
                      {lf};
                      
                      
                      %dlg%,<<%code%
                      if a_dlg_button = "increment" then
                      tim=time()
                          select 
                       	case tim<"11:59" 
                          daytime="morning"
                          case tim>"12:00" .and. tim<"18:00"
                          daytime="afternoon"
                          case tim>"18:00"
                          daytime="evening"
                          
                      end select
                      message ="Good "+daytime+" "+w_upper(word( user_name(),1))
                      tables.outstpay=getpayTable()
                      outsttotal=tablesum("invoice header","due_date<date()+10","outstanding")
                      outtotaltxt=transform(outsttotal,"$$,$$$,$$$.99")     
                      end if
                      if a_dlg_button = "init" then 
                              'show the toolbar
                              dim pDummy as p 
                              pDummy.dummy = ""
                              dim contextName as c 
                              contextName = "Mdi_Example" + session_get()
                             topparent.Maximize() 
                             
                              'create a new context for menus and toolbars.
                              'any menus and toolbars that are intialized after the context has been created are 
                              'NOT shown when the code that initializes them is executed.
                              'They are shown however, when the context is set.
                              
                              ui_context_create(contextName,"MDI_TEST")
                              'toolbar_name = a5_system_toolbar_show(pDummy,toolbar_string)
                              
                              'show the menu
                              'the ui_expand_branched() function is used to expand certain menu 'macros' (such as recent file list, or window list)
                              'at runtime.
                              ui_top_menu(ui_expand_branches(menu_string),event_string)
                              
                              
                              
                              'This is the command that actually loads into memory the Dock Panels specified in the XML string 'xml_panels'
                              ui_context_panels_load(contextName,xml_Panels)
                              
                              'This command restores the position of all Dock Panels.
                              'The position is automatically saved when the MDI window is closed.
                              ui_context_panels_restore(contextName,.t.)
                              'Note: The very first time this script is run, no Dock Panels will be shown until the user explicitly launches them
                              'from the 'Task List' menu item. 
                              'If you want to open Dock Panels automatically when the window is launched for the first time, see commented code below
                              'in the 'onActivate' event handler
                              
                              
                      
                              'set the context - this will explicitly display a set of menus and toolbars that have been saved under a 
                              'named context
                              ui_context_set(contextName)
                              
                              'bind the context to the session so that when the session is activated, it automatically does a 
                              'ui_context_set() to show the toolbars and menus that 'belong' to it, and then when the session is 
                              'destroyed, it automatically does a ui_context_destroy() 
                              ui_context_session_bind(contextName)
                              
                      end if 
                      
                      
                      if a_dlg_button = "activate"      
                             a_dlg_button = ""   
                                 
                             'if flagFirstTimeRun then 
                             '	this is the code to programmatically open a Dock Panel.
                      	   '    ui_dock_panel_show("Panel1",.t.)
                             '	ui_dock_panel_show("Panel2",.t.)
                             '	set firstTimeRun to .f. and store value somewhere so that it can be read every time this script is run. 
                             '	(you could store it in the registry)
                             'end if 
                      end if
                      I have not checked if this will run 'out of the box' but doubt it as it will try and load other dock_panels and the MDI class is not defined so - More information can be found in the learning xdialog sample database

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                        #12
                        Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                        Keith (and others),

                        This produces a standalone dialog box with a clock in it. This could be put into a toolbar if required.

                        Code:
                        DIM SHARED cl as T
                        DIM cl_Clock as P
                        cl=time("",now())
                        DIM cl_Clock.events as C = <<%str%
                        function onTimeSelect as v (ptr as p)
                            
                            ' Generated code. Do not delete!
                            ' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            if eval_valid("ptr.variableName") then
                                dim sv as p
                                sv = session_variables()
                                evaluate_template("sv."+ptr.variableName+" = if(typeof(sv."+ptr.variableName+")=\"T\",ptr.time,ptr.shortTime)")
                            end if
                            ' ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        end function
                        
                        function onMeridianChange as v (ptr as p)
                            
                        end function
                        %str%
                        
                        if typeof(cl) = "Y" then
                            DIM cl_Clock.shortTime as Y = cl
                        else
                            DIM cl_Clock.time as T = cl
                        end if
                        DIM cl_Clock.variableName as C = "cl"
                        
                        dim dlg_panel_body as c 
                        dlg_panel_body = <<%dlg%
                        {can_exit=close}
                        {background=Pale Blue}
                        {timer=increment}
                        {interval=1}
                        {stretch=height,width}
                        {TimePicker=40,15cl_Clock}{watch=cl!update_cl_Clock};
                        {stretch=}
                        {stickto=bottom,left}
                        %dlg%
                        dim dlg_panel_event as c 
                        dlg_panel_event = <<%code%
                        if a_dlg_button = "increment" then
                        
                            cl_Clock.shortTime=time("",now())
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        end if
                        if a_dlg_button = "close" then
                            ui_modeless_dlg_close("clock")
                        end if
                        
                         
                        %code%
                        ui_modeless_dlg_box("clock",dlg_panel_body,dlg_panel_event)

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                          #13
                          Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                          Hi Lance,

                          the clock looks great and useful.

                          How do we add the numeric input like the supercontrol clock?

                          Thanks

                          Razali

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                            #14
                            Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                            Hi Razali,

                            As the title of this thread suggests this is a clock in realtime, ie it counts in minutes of the day. You can set the initial time to something different by setting cl in line 3 to any time value

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                              #15
                              Re: supercontrol clock in realtime

                              Hi Lance,

                              That is very cute. Whilst you can move the hands they jump back to the current time.

                              This can be run from an OnActivate event of say, the Main Menu. Once run it will stay active throughout the session or until you close it.
                              Regards
                              Keith Hubert
                              Alpha Guild Member
                              London.
                              KHDB Management Systems
                              Skype = keith.hubert


                              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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